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Charlotte Cardin, Talk, Daniel Caesar: A look at this year’s Juno Award nominees
The nominees for this year’s Juno Awards were announced Tuesday. A look at the contenders in key categories: ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Charlotte Cardin Daniel Caesar Lauren Spencer Smith Shania Twain Tate McRae GROUP OF THE YEAR: Arkells Loud Luxury Nickelback The Beaches Walk off the Earth SINGLE OF THE YEAR: “Confetti,” Charlotte Cardin “Always,” ... Read More »
Jussie Smollett asks Illinois high court to hear appeal of convictions for lying about hate crime
CHICAGO (AP) – Actor Jussie Smollett has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to intervene in his yearslong legal battle stemming from charges that he staged a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lied about it to Chicago police. His petition, filed Monday, asks the state’s highest court to hear the case two months ... Read More »
Jury finds Jennifer Crumbley, the Michigan school shooter’s mother, guilty of manslaughter
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) – A Michigan jury convicted a school shooter’s mother of involuntary manslaughter Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind trial to determine whether she had any responsibility in the deaths of four students in 2021. Prosecutors say Jennifer Crumbley had a duty under Michigan law to prevent her son, who was 15 at the time, ... Read More »
Sonjaa Schmidt first Canadian to win a world under-23 cross-country ski championship
PLANICA, Slovenia – Sonjaa Schmidt became the first Canadian to win a world under-23 cross-country ski championship with Tuesday’s victory in the women’s sprint. The 21-year-old from Whitehorse won both her quarterfinal and semifinal heats in the 1.2-kilometre elimination race before coming from behind to prevail in the six-woman final. Schmidt made her move over ... Read More »
CP NewsAlert: Suspect charged in Nigeria over sextortion of B.C. boy who died: RCMP
SURREY, B.C. – Police in British Columbia say a suspect in Nigeria has been charged over the sextortion of a B-C boy who died last year. Surrey RCMP say officers from their detachment travelled to Nigeria last summer, where they worked with local authorities to arrest two people, one of whom was released. RCMP say ... Read More »
Qatar gets ‘positive’ response from Hamas on cease-fire plan as group reiterates its broader demands
DOHA, Qatar (AP) – Hamas’ response to the latest plan for a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages was “generally positive,” key mediator Qatar said Tuesday, as the militant group reiterated its demand for an end to the war, something Israel has thus far ruled out. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdurrahman ... Read More »
Biden tells Congress to ‘show some spine’ against Trump as border security and Ukraine aid collapses
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Congress to “show some spine” and stand up to Donald Trump even as a Senate deal on border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid was rapidly collapsing. The Democratic president has engaged for months with Senate leaders to form a bipartisan plan that pairs policies intended to ... Read More »
Canadian artistic swimmer Simoneau wins gold at world aquatics championships
DOHA, Qatar – Artistic swimmer Jacqueline Simoneau won Canada’s first gold medal at the 2024 world aquatic championships Tuesday with a winning performance in the women’s solo free competition. The performance by Simoneau, from Montreal, topped the total difficulty and execution categories to give her a total score of 264.8207 points. Evangelia Platanioti of Greece, ... Read More »
Ruling should spur federal action to protect at-risk migratory bird habitat: ENGOs
Environmental groups say a recent court decision must spur quick action from the federal government to better protect critical migratory bird habitat from old-growth logging and other destruction. A Federal Court judge sided last week with the environmental groups who alleged Canada’s environment minister had too narrowly interpreted certain federal protections for at-risk migratory birds. ... Read More »
Biden blames Trump, tells Congress to ‘show some spine’ as border security-Ukraine aid faces defeat
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Tuesday acknowledged that a bill to provide security funding for Ukraine and for the U.S. border with Mexico is stalled in Congress. The Democratic president blamed the situation on former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential front-runner and told Congress to “show some spine” and stand up to ... Read More »
Jury finds Michigan school shooter’s mother Jennifer Crumbley guilty of manslaughter
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) – A Michigan jury convicted a school shooter’s mother of involuntary manslaughter Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind trial to determine whether she had any responsibility in the deaths of four students in 2021. Prosecutors said Jennifer Crumbley was grossly negligent and could have foreseen the violence before her son opened fire at Oxford ... Read More »
